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Many people are curious about what goes on behind the scenes at a
funeral home. Add a live-in family to this scenario, and you'll
Step Into Our Lives at the Funeral Home. Shh! Be quiet! There's
someone at the door! Don't ever talk about anything you have seen
or heard concerning someone's death outside the walls of our home.
Mourning families need to know they can trust our integrity and our
ability to keep confidentiality. For the author's family, these
admonitions were ingrained in the children's minds at an early age.
This book gives an insightful view of every facet of the funeral,
from the time a death call is received until the funeral is
completed. Stories of days in the ambulance business in conjunction
with the funeral home are also related. The funeral director's
role, the spouse's role, the children's role, and how the children
thrived in an atmosphere of death are shared with the reader. How
funeral directors cope with stress and how wives cope with their
husbands during these times are revealed. Years later, following a
tragic death, three people look back and share their stories of
moving from despair to recovery. Interspersed through every chapter
are stories and vignettes shared by many funeral directors
throughout the Midwest, concerning the lifestyle for the family
living in the funeral home and true incidents of specific funerals.
Some stories are sad. Others are tragic. A few are humorous.
Embracing faith, hope, and love is a primary requisite for healing.
Intended audience: General readers of all ages, funeral home
directors, hospice patients, mortuary students, and people who have
had a loved one die by natural means or tragedy.
The workplace is not immune to the problems, pressures, and
challenges presented by experiences of loss and trauma and the
grief reactions they produce. This clearly written, well-crafted
book offers important insights and understanding to help us
appreciate the difficulties involved and prepare ourselves for
dealing with such demanding situations when they arise. People's
experiences of loss and trauma are, of course, not left at the
factory gate or the office door. Nor are loss and traumatic events
absent from the workplace itself. Loss, grief, and trauma are very
much a part of life - and that includes working life. Executives,
managers, human resource professionals, and employee assistance
staff need to have at least a basic understanding of how loss,
grief, and trauma affect people in the workplace. This book
provides that foundation of understanding and offers guidance on
how to find out more about these vitally important workplace
issues.The text provides a valuable blend of theory and practice
that will be of interest to those involved in management, human
resources, and organizational studies as well as those interested
in the social scientific study of loss, grief, and trauma - and, of
course, to those involved in the helping professions. It is
essential reading for anyone concerned with making the workplace a
more humane and effective environment, or anyone wishing to develop
an understanding of the complexities of loss, grief, and trauma in
our lives.
The goal of this book is to fully explore what the author refers to
as 'the near epidemic levels of suicide and homicide-suicide' among
law enforcement officers, and ultimately to offer recommendations
and best practices with which to better address the problem. The
book begins by discussing suicide in some depth, for one has to
know suicide, unequivocally, to understand a suicidal or
homicidal-suicidal officer. Suicide and homicide-suicide are
complex, multi-determined events - the result of an interplay of
individual, relational, social, cultural and environmental factors.
The complexity of causation necessitates a parallel complexity of
knowledge. There are at least two avenues to understanding: the
nomothetic (general) approach, which deals with generalizations
using empirical, statistical and demographic methods or techniques;
and the idiographic (specific) approach, which typically involves
the intense study of individuals. This book explores both.
Attempting to be mindful of the needs of the office on the street,
the mental health provider, the administrator, the forensic
specialist, and the survivors of these needless tragedies, the
belief is that by amalgamating the concerns of a diverse audience,
we can meet the challenge of identifying at-risk individuals and
situations, and saving lives.
The workplace is not immune to the problems, pressures, and
challenges presented by experiences of loss and trauma and the
grief reactions they produce. This clearly written, well-crafted
book offers important insights and understanding to help us
appreciate the difficulties involved and prepare ourselves for
dealing with such demanding situations when they arise. People's
experiences of loss and trauma are, of course, not left at the
factory gate or the office door. Nor are loss and traumatic events
absent from the workplace itself. Loss, grief, and trauma are very
much a part of life - and that includes working life. Executives,
managers, human resource professionals, and employee assistance
staff need to have at least a basic understanding of how loss,
grief, and trauma affect people in the workplace. This book
provides that foundation of understanding and offers guidance on
how to find out more about these vitally important workplace
issues.The text provides a valuable blend of theory and practice
that will be of interest to those involved in management, human
resources, and organizational studies as well as those interested
in the social scientific study of loss, grief, and trauma - and, of
course, to those involved in the helping professions. It is
essential reading for anyone concerned with making the workplace a
more humane and effective environment, or anyone wishing to develop
an understanding of the complexities of loss, grief, and trauma in
our lives.
"Freedom of Information in a Post 9-11 World" is, to date, the
first international scholarly examination of the impact of the
terrorist attack on the United States in terms of how it may alter
academic and corporate research, as well as the sharing of
information generated by that research, by international colleagues
in technological fields. The collection of essays brings together a
widely varied panel of communications experts from different
backgrounds and cultures to focus their expertise on the
ramifications of this world-changing event. Drawing upon the
related but separate disciplines of law, interpersonal
communication, semiotics, rhetoric, management, information
sciences, and education, the collection adds new insight to the
potential future challenges high-tech professionals and academics
will face in a global community that now seems much less communal
than it did prior to September 11, 2001.In "Freedom to Choose: How
to Make End-of-Life Decisions on Your Own Terms", young persons,
baby boomers, and "senior citizens" alike will find the information
they need to make intelligent, informed, and well-planned decisions
about end-of-life care, and to clearly state their wishes based on
personal, cultural, religious, and family values. In direct and
simple language, Dr. Burnell describes how to prepare for a smooth
transition to end-of-life care and what to do to prevent family
conflicts, overcome death fears and anxiety, and achieve peace of
mind for our loved ones and ourselves.The book gives practical
advice on how to make decisions about end-of-life care and how to
prepare a living will and durable power of attorney for health
care. Dr. Burnell provides guidelines at the end of each chapter on
what to consider before preparing these important documents: how to
preserve one's rights as a patient; how to choose the right doctor;
the best place to be when critically ill; the laws governing
advance directives; and the best alternatives for end-of-life care,
such as good pain control and assisted dying (where this is legal).
"Freedom to Choose" provides a user-friendly approach to facing
these difficult decisions. It includes extensive lists of resources
and organizations, and a glossary necessary for understanding the
issues at hand. As this book makes clear, preparing an advance
directive and knowing all the available options at the end of life
are the most important steps for achieving peace of mind.The
primary audience is anyone, young or old, who needs to prepare a
set of advance directives: healthy people, for themselves or their
loved ones who are seriously ill or on life support, and people
with a terminal illness. The secondary audience is health
professionals who deal with people in end-of-life care or with
decision-makers on end-of-life issues: primary care physicians;
nurses; geriatricians; psychiatrists; hospice doctors, nurses, and
volunteer staff; caregivers for the seriously ill; oncologists;
interns and residents; counselors; family therapists;
psychologists; social workers who work with the dying and bereaved;
attorneys; thanatologists; estate planning advisors; senior citizen
center staff; college teachers in death and dying courses;
professionals taking courses in psychology, gerontology,
thanatology, nursing, and social work.
Wrestling with the Angel addresses the human struggle to cope with
death, dying, grief, and bereavement. The book includes essays, a
one-act play, a short story, and poetry, including shape poems,
rhyming, structured verse, and free verse. In the one-act play, an
angel of death comes for a man who has lived an unexamined life and
wants to explain why he is not prepared to leave. The short story
offers a humorous look at a man who resists aging by continuing to
view himself as the young man he once was. The diverse genres allow
for different ways of exploring these issues, but all are intended
to engage the reader's emotions as well as intellect. The writings
incorporate reflections and quotations addressing common human
issues related to our mortality and explore reactions to the loss
of a loved one--whether expected, such as the death of an aging
parent or someone with a terminal illness, or unexpected, such as
accidental death. The final chapters examine how aging causes us to
assess our lives and why preparing ourselves for death can enhance
the quality of our life. This is a book with many more questions
than answers, but the reader is invited to share in the process of
finding answers. It is a book that requires the reader to be
comfortable with ambiguity, because the reality it describes is
often ambiguous--a reality that presents us with many choices but
few certainties. Intended Audience: Scholars, hospice workers,
funeral home directors, hospital chaplains, ministers, and others
who work with bereavement issues; classes in death education and
classes for mental health professionals in death and grief; general
readers who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
"Cop Doc's Guide to Public Safety Complex Trauma Syndrome" is
written in response to the need for an advanced, specialized guide
for clinicians to operationally define, understand, and responsibly
treat complex post-traumatic stress and grief syndromes in the
context of the unique varieties of police personality styles. The
book continues where Rudofossi's first book, "Working with
Traumatized Police Officer Patients", left off. Theory is wed to
practice and practice to effective interventions with police
officer-patients. The 'how' and 'why' of a clinician's approach is
made highly effective by understanding the distinct personality
styles of officer-patients. Rudofossi's theoretical approach segues
into difficult examples that highlight each officer-patient's
eco-ethological field experience of loss in trauma, with a focus on
enhancing resilience and motivation to - otherwise left
disenfranchised. Thus, this original work expands the
ecological-ethological existential analysis of complex PTSD into
the context of personality styles, with an emphasis on resilience -
without ignoring the pathological aspects of loss that often
envelop officer-patient trauma syndromes.
The goal of this book is to fully explore what the author refers to
as 'the near epidemic levels of suicide and homicide-suicide' among
law enforcement officers, and ultimately to offer recommendations
and best practices with which to better address the problem. The
book begins by discussing suicide in some depth, for one has to
know suicide, unequivocally, to understand a suicidal or
homicidal-suicidal officer. Suicide and homicide-suicide are
complex, multi-determined events - the result of an interplay of
individual, relational, social, cultural and environmental factors.
The complexity of causation necessitates a parallel complexity of
knowledge. There are at least two avenues to understanding: the
nomothetic (general) approach, which deals with generalizations
using empirical, statistical and demographic methods or techniques;
and the idiographic (specific) approach, which typically involves
the intense study of individuals. This book explores both.
Attempting to be mindful of the needs of the office on the street,
the mental health provider, the administrator, the forensic
specialist, and the survivors of these needless tragedies, the
belief is that by amalgamating the concerns of a diverse audience,
we can meet the challenge of identifying at-risk individuals and
situations, and saving lives.
Wrestling with the Angel addresses the human struggle to cope with
death, dying, grief, and bereavement. The book includes essays, a
one-act play, a short story, and poetry, including shape poems,
rhyming, structured verse, and free verse. In the one-act play, an
angel of death comes for a man who has lived an unexamined life and
wants to explain why he is not prepared to leave. The short story
offers a humorous look at a man who resists aging by continuing to
view himself as the young man he once was. The diverse genres allow
for different ways of exploring these issues, but all are intended
to engage the reader's emotions as well as intellect. The writings
incorporate reflections and quotations addressing common human
issues related to our mortality and explore reactions to the loss
of a loved one--whether expected, such as the death of an aging
parent or someone with a terminal illness, or unexpected, such as
accidental death. The final chapters examine how aging causes us to
assess our lives and why preparing ourselves for death can enhance
the quality of our life. This is a book with many more questions
than answers, but the reader is invited to share in the process of
finding answers. It is a book that requires the reader to be
comfortable with ambiguity, because the reality it describes is
often ambiguous--a reality that presents us with many choices but
few certainties. Intended Audience: Scholars, hospice workers,
funeral home directors, hospital chaplains, ministers, and others
who work with bereavement issues; classes in death education and
classes for mental health professionals in death and grief; general
readers who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
Many people are curious about what goes on behind the scenes at a
funeral home. Add a live-in family to this scenario, and you'll
Step Into Our Lives at the Funeral Home. Shh! Be quiet! There's
someone at the door! Don't ever talk about anything you have seen
or heard concerning someone's death outside the walls of our home.
Mourning families need to know they can trust our integrity and our
ability to keep confidentiality. For the author's family, these
admonitions were ingrained in the children's minds at an early age.
This book gives an insightful view of every facet of the funeral,
from the time a death call is received until the funeral is
completed. Stories of days in the ambulance business in conjunction
with the funeral home are also related. The funeral director's
role, the spouse's role, the children's role, and how the children
thrived in an atmosphere of death are shared with the reader. How
funeral directors cope with stress and how wives cope with their
husbands during these times are revealed. Years later, following a
tragic death, three people look back and share their stories of
moving from despair to recovery. Interspersed through every chapter
are stories and vignettes shared by many funeral directors
throughout the Midwest, concerning the lifestyle for the family
living in the funeral home and true incidents of specific funerals.
Some stories are sad. Others are tragic. A few are humorous.
Embracing faith, hope, and love is a primary requisite for healing.
Intended audience: General readers of all ages, funeral home
directors, hospice patients, mortuary students, and people who have
had a loved one die by natural means or tragedy.
This final volume of ""Death and Bereavement Around the World""
reflects on some major themes: death and after-life, religion and
spirituality, rites and rituals, secularist approaches, cultural
variations, suicide, and other issues. The first few chapters
describe progress in end-of-life care, including some new tools to
evaluate hospice care (chapter 1); what children know, when they
know it, and how parents can respond to questions, with some
guidelines for support by schools (chapter 2); the importance of
ritual (chapter 3); and, gender differences in death customs around
the world (chapter 4).The transcript of a 1997 interview of John
(Jack) Morgan by Pittu Laungani is presented as chapter 5. The
following chapters discuss death systems and suicide (chapter 6);
HIV/AIDS, including the role of cultural and economic factors in
the spread of the disease (chapter 7); and grief and bereavement in
the developing world, taking the AIDS pandemic as a specific
challenge (chapter 8). Chapter 9 covers issues related to dying and
death in Romania. In chapter 10 the focus is on the various
functions and uses of names in a cross-cultural context. Roadside
memorials as a pivotal healing strategy are the topic of chapter
11. Chapters 12 and 13 focus on spiritual experience with loss.The
final chapter presents some conclusions, and in the Epilogue, Mary
Ann Morgan honors the life, career, dying, death, and achievements
of John (Jack) Morgan. The 'Final Word' includes the words of Pittu
Laungani, from a book published just weeks before his death in
February 2007.This work is for anyone interested in or working in
death and bereavement issues, particularly academics, educators,
librarians, chaplains, clergy, funeral service directors, hospice
care providers and volunteers, palliative care providers, nurses,
immigration officers, psychologists, social workers,
psychotherapists, and counselors, especially bereavement
counselors.
This final volume of ""Death and Bereavement Around the World""
reflects on some major themes: death and after-life, religion and
spirituality, rites and rituals, secularist approaches, cultural
variations, suicide, and other issues. The first few chapters
describe progress in end-of-life care, including some new tools to
evaluate hospice care (chapter 1); what children know, when they
know it, and how parents can respond to questions, with some
guidelines for support by schools (chapter 2); the importance of
ritual (chapter 3); and, gender differences in death customs around
the world (chapter 4).The transcript of a 1997 interview of John
(Jack) Morgan by Pittu Laungani is presented as chapter 5. The
following chapters discuss death systems and suicide (chapter 6);
HIV/AIDS, including the role of cultural and economic factors in
the spread of the disease (chapter 7); and grief and bereavement in
the developing world, taking the AIDS pandemic as a specific
challenge (chapter 8). Chapter 9 covers issues related to dying and
death in Romania. In chapter 10 the focus is on the various
functions and uses of names in a cross-cultural context. Roadside
memorials as a pivotal healing strategy are the topic of chapter
11. Chapters 12 and 13 focus on spiritual experience with loss.The
final chapter presents some conclusions, and in the Epilogue, Mary
Ann Morgan honors the life, career, dying, death, and achievements
of John (Jack) Morgan. The 'Final Word' includes the words of Pittu
Laungani, from a book published just weeks before his death in
February 2007.This work is for anyone interested in or working in
death and bereavement issues, particularly academics, educators,
librarians, chaplains, clergy, funeral service directors, hospice
care providers and volunteers, palliative care providers, nurses,
immigration officers, psychologists, social workers,
psychotherapists, and counselors, especially bereavement
counselors.
An insider perspective from a 'cop doc on the job,' this book is
the first of its kind written in response to a need for a
specialized guide for clinicians that operationally defines and
responsibly treats what Dan Rudofossi terms Police and Public
Safety Complex PTSD. In reading this book, you are led through an
understanding of how to work with police officers who experience
cumulative loss in trauma. "Doc Dan" initiates you into an original
cultural competence of how and why his theory works in practice.
You will leave the journey with a practical sense of how the
ecological context and ethological motivation are part of the
psychological presentation of almost all officers suffering from
complex trauma and loss.This guide is crucial reading, original in
its breadth and scope of perspective on how to intervene with the
traumatized officer. Toward that end, Rudofossi presents his
Eco-Ethological Existential Analysis of Police and Public Safety
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Emotive, affective,
cognitive, behavioral, and existential ranges of expression of
trauma are vast, diverse, and often intense in police officers.
This book delivers applied theory with clinical examples, including
practical interventions for the clinician and handouts for the
officer-patient. The clinician will be assisted in encountering
officers' existential suffering from the edge of despair to the
precipice of meaning. The guide is at once stimulating, exciting,
and very serious in its potential for clinical interventions.
An epitaph by a young, naive, American G.I. stationed in South
Korea, a virgin among prostitutes, who had gone from learning about
nuclear weapons to learning about life and death, and love.
Go with a boy as he gets into true-life adventures in the Pacific
Northwest, running away at age three, playing with a gorilla,
spending a week in a mortuary, saving a woman's life, drowning,
winning a vacation, looking down the barrels of a hermit's shotgun,
facing anger, guilt, dog bites and death, being mean, getting lost,
faking a UFO, sneaking into a nudist camp, and many other stories,
written in Dale Lund's easy-going but fast-paced style guaranteed
not to bore you.
In 1970 Dale Lund wrote a letter to his sister and her husband,
long enough to become a book, and free-spoken enough for his sister
to tuck it away in a drawer and not tell anyone about it. Read
about the thoughts and experiences of a "hippie" who happens to be
a "soldier."
"Cop Doc's Guide to Public Safety Complex Trauma Syndrome" is
written in response to the need for an advanced, specialized guide
for clinicians to operationally define, understand, and responsibly
treat complex post-traumatic stress and grief syndromes in the
context of the unique varieties of police personality styles. The
book continues where Rudofossi's first book, "Working with
Traumatized Police Officer Patients", left off. Theory is wed to
practice and practice to effective interventions with police
officer-patients. The 'how' and 'why' of a clinician's approach is
made highly effective by understanding the distinct personality
styles of officer-patients. Rudofossi's theoretical approach segues
into difficult examples that highlight each officer-patient's
eco-ethological field experience of loss in trauma, with a focus on
enhancing resilience and motivation to - otherwise left
disenfranchised. Thus, this original work expands the
ecological-ethological existential analysis of complex PTSD into
the context of personality styles, with an emphasis on resilience -
without ignoring the pathological aspects of loss that often
envelop officer-patient trauma syndromes.
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